Twizel Early Origins

The surname Twizel was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times at Twizel near Coldstream as Lords of the manor, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. One of the first on record was Agnes de Twizel of the county of Berwick who rendered homage in 1296 to King Edward I of England who restored her lands in Berwickshire.

Twizel Spelling Variations

Twizel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Twyss, Twysse, Twiss, Twisse, Twist, Twiste, Twyst and many more.

Twizel Early History

Twizel Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Twizel research. Another 283 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1802, 1700, 1578, 1646, 1787 and 1849 are included under the topic Early Twizel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Twizel Early Notables (pre 1700)

Twizel Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Twizel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Twizel In Ireland

Twizel In Ireland

Some of the Twizel family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Twiss who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1845; followed by Joseph Twiss in 1853; Benjamin Twist settled in Virginia in 1741; Thomas Twist settled in Maryland in 1742.

The Twizel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Twizel Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.